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Read the latest news from about Native American Gaming here. An Alaska Native village wants to join the gaming world, but Alaska lawmakers are putting up a fight. Despite ongoing compact struggles and debates statewide, many California Tribal Gaming properties are expanding. A controversial new Class II Indian Gaming property near Shabbona seems to be moving forward in Illinois, and more.

Native people have overcome many challenges throughout time, but nothing gives us as much pride as our ability to pull ourselves up from the depths of poverty and destitution, as we have in recent decades. Thanks to Indian Gaming and the economic development it is spurring across reservations and neighboring communities, tribal governments are generating more than $25 billion per year.

Read the latest news from Indian Country here: In Maine, hopes for a new racino were dashed after a veto from Gov. John Baldacci; The Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe may be a step closer to opening a casino in Massachusetts; and in Michigan, a new casino is on its way in the Bay City area, a Battle Creek casino will break gound and the Four Winds Casino Resort will open Aug. 2.

Tribal Gaming has come a long way in a short period of time. We are now seeing our industry grow and mature through the convergence of tribal casinos and first-class entertainment. In the first phase of this convergence, we saw tribes in large markets transforming facilities into destination resorts with top-flight golf courses, spas and hotels.

Take a look at the gaming news from Indian Country in May 2007! Included are a fourth consecutive term for Ernie Stevens Jr. as NIGA chairman, a groundbreaking for a major development project at Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella, a management transfer for the Harrah's Prairie Band Casino and the rejection of a lawsuit for the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.

The National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) is a non-profit organization of 184 Indian Nations with members and participants representing organizations, tribes, and businesses engaged in tribal gaming enterprises from around the country. Our members also represent several generations of Native people; generations that have seen difficult times and, more recently, great achievement.

Viejas Casino in Alpine County announced it has become the first casino in California to be certified as a responsible gambling facility. The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indian Tribe announced that Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm signed a Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact between the state of Michigan and the Gun Lake Tribe.

For the past 20 years, Indian Gaming has been a touchstone for economic development and financial independence for numerous tribal governments. Initially, tribes built small bingo halls and casinos, and used revenues to fund essential government services such as education, healthcare, and the construction of roads and other critical infrastructure.

Read about Native American gaming news from March 2007. Stories included are a suspended casino license in Colorado, a study showing the benefits that rural Minnesotans get from tribal gaming, a tentative agreement between the Spokane Tribe and the Washington State Gambling Commission, and meetings in Washington, D.C. about Class II standards.

With approximately 562 recognized tribes in the United States and approximately 220 of said tribes offering some form of gaming in 28 states, one may suppose that pursuit of higher and continuing education by Indians would significantly differ pre- and post-introduction of what is now known as Indian Gaming, heralded by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) in 1988.